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Construction needs a million extra hands, but no amount of workers from Poland or from apprenticeship programmes are going to fill the gap. Now, technology-driven reform that makes construction less labour-intensive is being proposed – but is it the game changer the industry needs?
Construction Leadership Council will oversee report by consultant Mark Farmer on how to reform industry
Infrastructure must stop being viewed as a secondary consideration, argues Tom O’Brien
The Building Safety Act identifies who should pay for historic defects but not what happens when culpable parties simply don’t have the money. Construction lawyer Francis Ho proposes a radical solution
Water consumption in AI data centres is frequently misunderstood, say Nick Remington of PolarDC and Simon Wyatt of Cundall. With the right cooling strategies, site selection and energy sourcing, the UK can expand its digital infrastructure without a corresponding rise in water use
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